Donation Coder's Clipboard Help & Spell is a very good clipboard manager but it's still lacking some major features that are pushing me to look for alternatives. Until now, I think I've tried all the major titles in the category of clipboard managers including Ditto, ArsClip, Ethervane Echo, Clip Cache, ClipMaster, ClipMagic, Clipboard Help & Spell, etc. However, all of them had some serious drawbacks ranging from limited search, only plain text, no categories, lack of note taking/organizing, etc. In summary, I am looking for something that will allow me to:- fast-as-you-type search like in Evernote or X1 client with keyword highlighting- global hot keys to create new notes (similar to GloboNote)- capture rich text (including tables, font format, etc) and images- note/clipping categories with ability to drag and drop- open individual notes/clippings in their own individual minimalistic windows with always on top & transparency options- paste text with stripped formatting (like PureText)- Windows 8.1 x64 compatibility- portability would be a plus- alarms- rearrange notes/clippings based on the urgency/time/flag- simple table creation and formatting- simple image in-place editing tools (crop, resize, rotate, draw text arrows lines on top, borders)- keyword filter for note/clipping titles (similar to TreeProjects)- local database with ability to sync over the net- ability to add document files in the database including PDF, Office, etc. and index the contents for instant search. I know this is asking too much but i think it would really open up doors to people that deal with lots of information like myself. X1 client for instance uses the OutsideIn libraries from Oracle (previously Stellent) that allow to view approximately 500 file formats without the native apps installed. TotalCommander has a free plugin called uLister that utilizes the same libraries.

I will be almost surprised if some app like this exists but I though why not ask around. Looking forward to your recommendations.

Cheers!

motiontwelve

dr_andus:
Surfulater or its successor, Clibu? Not clipboard managers strictly speaking, but otherwise they seem to tick most (many?) of your boxes...

motiontwelve:
Thanks Dr_Andus. Some great recommendations. Are they still accepting beta testers for Clibu and will it be fully hosted online? I would prefer to have a local database with the option to sync. Surfulater has some cool ideas. One minus I see already is that you can't separate individual notes/clips in their own minimalistic windows for on-the-fly note taking. However, the search is super speedy. Rich text editing/formating is kind of limited, lacking most table functionalities and image manipulation. Also, attaching documents isn't working well. :(

mouser:
Just for the record, here is how Clipboard Help and Spell comes out on your feature list:

* - fast-as-you-type search like in Evernote or X1 client with keyword highlighting - CHS supported* - global hot keys to create new notes (similar to GloboNote) - CHS supported* - capture rich text (including tables, font format, etc) and images - NOT supported by CHS* - note/clipping categories with ability to drag and drop - CHS supported* - open individual notes/clippings in their own individual minimalistic windows with always on top & transparency options - NOT supported by CHS* - paste text with stripped formatting (like PureText) - CHS supported* - Windows 8.1 x64 compatibility - CHS supported* - portability would be a plus - CHS supported* - alarms - NOT supported by CHS* - rearrange notes/clippings based on the urgency/time/flag - CHS supported* - simple table creation and formatting - NOT supported by CHS* - simple image in-place editing tools (crop, resize, rotate, draw text arrows lines on top, borders) - NOT supported by CHS* - keyword filter for note/clipping titles (similar to TreeProjects) - CHS supported* - local database with ability to sync over the net - network sync NOT supported by CHS* - ability to add document files in the database including PDF, Office, etc. and index the contents for instant search. I know this is asking too much but i think it would really open up doors to people that deal with lots of information like myself. X1 client for instance uses the OutsideIn libraries from Oracle (previously Stellent) that allow to view approximately 500 file formats without the native apps installed. TotalCommander has a free plugin called uLister that utilizes the same libraries. - NOT supported by CHS